This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Relationships between the height of grass swards and herbage intake have been established for a number of large herbivores and sward height ...

Two vets have renewed their appeal for greater protection for a rare breed of sheep that lives on a remote Scottish archipelago. Soay roam wild on St Kilda and are descended from animals first brought ...

Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller despite the evolutionary benefits of having a large body, researchers report in a study that shows how climate change ...

It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but a study suggests that it is also an issue for wild animals. Researchers studying wild Soay sheep ...

On the Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, the Soay sheep may not have any natural predators, but they do have the elements to contend with: a lack of food, brutal weather that can kill off half the ...

Climate change now hits home for tongue twister fans. Shorter, sweeter winters shrink sheep, scientists say (slowly). Female wild Soay sheep on the remote North Atlantic island of Hirta have shrunk by ...

Winters in the windswept Scottish St. Kilda islands have gotten steadily warmer over the past 20 years and the rising temperatures are whittling away the islands' number of black sheep, replacing them ...

The island of Hirta, on the western coast of Scotland, is home to a special breed of sheep. Soay sheep, named after a neighbouring island, are the most primitive breed of domestic sheep and have lived ...

It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but a study suggests that it is also an issue for wild animals. It is well established that weakened ...

Milder winters are causing Scotland's wild breed of Soay sheep to get smaller, despite the evolutionary benefits of possessing a large body, according to new research. Milder winters are causing ...